Tales from the Golden Age
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Composed of six unconventional vignettes, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceaușescu's regime.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2009-05-29
Runtime: 155 mins
Director: Hanno Höfer, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu Jr., Ioana Uricaru, Răzvan Marculescu
Writer: Cristian Mungiu
Spoken language: Română
Genres: Comedy, History
Original title: Tales from the Golden Age
Production Companies: Why Not Productions, Mobra Films, Wild Bunch
Production Countries: Romania, France
Cast
Tania Popa
Diana Cavallioti
Radu Iacoban
Vlad Ivanov
Liliana Mocanu
Alexandru Potocean
Teodor Corban
Emanuel Pârvu
Călin Chirilă
Romeo Tudor
Avram Birău
Paul Dunca
Viorel Comănici
Ion Sapdaru
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